Manipal: Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal will celebrate a decade of European studies in the University by hosting an academic meet titled India-EU Engagements: A Decade in Reflection and Way Forward on December 6 and 7, 2019.
The conference organized by the Manipal Centre of European Studies (MCES) will bring experts in European Studies from India and abroad to deliberate on the relations between the two regions. Bhaswati Mukherjee, former Ambassador to the Netherlands will be delivering the keynote address.
The experts will discuss political, social, educational, economic and trade relations between the regions and also draw outlines for the European Studies academics role in sustaining relations between India and Europe.
MCES was established in December 2009 with funding from the Delegation of the European Union to India. Simultaneously, Contemporary India Studies Centres were established in Aarhus University, Denmark, Reutlingen University and University Warsaw. Representatives from some of these universities are also expected to participate in the event.
Since 2009, Manipal Centre of European Studies (MCES) has made strides in the field of European Studies in India and is currently the only institution that offers a holistic Master’sprogramme in European Studies.
MCES also marked an important milestone in July 2018 when it received the recognition of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in India-EU Interdisciplinary Studies under the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, making it the first Indian institution to get this recognition. This academic meet is also being organized as part of the Centre of Excellence project.
There will be paper presentations and panel discussions addressing various intricate dimensions of India-EU relations. Scholars from Pondicherry University, JNU, Mangalore University, and other such prominent institutions will be presenting their research during the conference. The meet aims to be a platform for young researchers and students to showcase their research and engage with experts from the field.
JoiningBhaswati Mukherjee for the inauguration as the chief guest will be Dr. H. Vinod Bhat, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. The Guest of honor will be Professor Helmut Brand, Director of Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH) Manipal. Professor Neeta Inamdar, Head of Manipal Centre for European studies is the Convener of this conference.
